The Old Man at the Railroad Crossing and Other Tales: Selected and Introduced by Aimee Bender

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William Maxwell Aimee Bender

The Old Man at the Railroad Crossing and Other Tales

Selected and Introduced by Aimee Bender

William Maxwell, Aimee Bender

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Counterpoint
17 May 2016

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

In these tales, with one foot firmly planted in the present, Maxwell brings a certain sophisticated urbanity to the oral traditions of the fable and fairy tale.

""The total effect is of something midway between the Brothers Grimm and Kafka, with perhaps a touch of Zen."" (NYRB April 1966) While modern enough in locale and context, they are as old as humanity itself in what concerns them.

And always that voice, the age old voice of the storyteller, the eternal magic of the speaking human voice.

Such simplicity takes true artistry and Maxwell has that in spades.

By: William Maxwell, Aimee Bender
Imprint: Counterpoint
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 215mm, Width: 139mm, Spine: 10mm
Weight: 213g
ISBN: 9781940436326
ISBN 10: 194043632X
Pages: 192
Publication Date: 17 May 2016
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

William Keepers Maxwell Jr. was an American editor, novelist, short story writer, essayist, children's author, and memoirist. He served as a fiction editor at The New Yorker from 1936 to 1975.